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Agricultural Contracts

Agricultural contracts are risk management tools available to peach producers and other specialty or value-added crop producers. Contracts are a good risk management option because these specialty producers typically do not have as much variety in the crop insurance products available to them and using futures markets is not an option, as is the case for producers of major commodities such as corn, soybeans and wheat.

A contract is usually defined as a written or oral agreement between two or more parties involving an enforceable commitment to do or refrain from doing something. In agriculture, contracts between farmers and agribusinesses specify certain conditions associated with producing or marketing an agricultural product. By combining various market functions, contracting generally reduces participants’ exposure to risk. In addition to specifying certain quality requirements, contracts also can specify price, quantities to be produced and services to be provided. Contracts may address various elements of marketing risk, including price risk, “placement risk” and quality compensation risk. Contracts also may address production risk.

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This website is designed as a one-stop shop to provide commercial growers, home gardeners and Extension agents with comprehensive information about peaches, including management, production, weather and marketing materials. Special thanks to the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission for its support in the development of this resource.

Extension agents and growers can find research-based information specific to North Carolina peach production on this site, whether the information originated in the Department of Horticultural Science, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Biological and Agricultural Engineering or the State Climate Office.

Success in agriculture requires a multidisciplinary approach. The goal in designing information portals is to save growers and Extension agents time and effort by creating a one-stop-shop for a specific agricultural commodity, in this case, peaches.

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